Author: AIDOL

Hello, there! It’s been a while but Half here! This time our release is a collaboration with Blue Mentaiko and as the self proclaimed godfathers of HKT subbing, we took it as a huge responsibility to sub the HKT documentary the moment we found out about it. As usual, we have to thank the people at AIDOL who helped out as well, we couldn’t have released this massive documentary without them.

HKT48 has always been a dear group to me. They brought me back from my dark times when I have fallen out with following idols. They were my inspiration to start out as a subber. Time and time again they managed to cheer me up and put a smile on my face.

I’ve probably not been a loyal fan lately but I wouldn’t forget what they have given me. And with this documentary, I hope you guys will come out with more understanding and more love towards the girls. Just as how much the girls have cheered me, this is my gift for you. Hope you guys will enjoy this one.

Fairies will celebrate their 5th anniversary on September 21st. and this project is for us –international fans– to congratulate our precious girls on the special occasion.

It is basically a support-messages album/book that will be sent to the management’s mail address. The main purpose of this project is to help Fairies realize that they have fans supporting them from different parts of the world.

Who is ‘Fairies’?

Fairies is a Japanese idol group formed in 2011 by Vision Factory and under Sonic Groove label. The group is consisting of 6 members. (left to right: Miki, Rikako, Miria, Momoka, Sora & Mahiro) Learn more about them here.

Also our friends over at ShiroiTenshi have subbed a few PVs – either check their website or their youtube.

Important notes:
– If you find difficulty in expressing in English or Japanese, we can help.
– Try to make your message short (maximum 4 lines).
– If you want your message to be in English, make sure you use simple words as Fairies’ English isn’t very good.
– You can add up to 2 images to your message, and they will be resized according to the template we will use. Zoomed-out photos are not recommended.
– You can add photos of yourself, your Fairies merchandise, or your country’s landmarks.
– Tumblr’s ask box doesn’t allow photos, so use ‘submit’ instead.
– If you have a question, contact any FairiesJpop.
– Messages will be organized according to earliest received msgs to latest, so send your message early to be on the first pages.
– There will be a section for fan-made pics/edits, so feel free to submit yours.

!DEADLINE: JULY 31st!

Hopefully you guys are clamouring for more after the last one, because I don’t have anything else to give. Once again, many, many thanks to the people who took the time to work on this episode, especially the timer Aoi and Typesetter Michael Soares… because doing this makes AKBingo looks easy. Much love to Mayuyu and Ricky who voluntarily spent their time to help me QC this, even though they didn’t have any obligation to, and a shoutout to KudoShinichi for the guidance on TL notes.

This time, the Draft members are thrown into a simulation studio recording to learn the ropes of the trade of variety, of course with our beloved Ijiri-san at hand to mentor them. And of course, later on, exploiting their inexperience with variety, they’re going to have a Hidden Camera prank played on them!

These eps contains all the AKB Draft members, which is awesome, but sadly there isn’t a variety show out there showcasing the other members in the other sister groups, all of which have equally rich and diverse personalities and quirks. I’ll stay on the lookout for more of these, to bring more Draft love to all of you. ♥

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An episode of Shoujiki Shougi! That’s right! We saw the survey Half-san conducted and realised the amount of requests for it, so here it is! Watch as Sasshi addresses Shiichan’s issue with HKT (which in hindsight, is interesting), Sasshi’s real intention of befriending Acchan, Shiichan’s complex, and other facts that are always fun to learn in segments like this. Plus, Sasshi sounds like she has a cold and her voice is so cute!

And the next segment is Fresh Lemon vs Cool Beauty Annin where we get to learn that Fresh Lemon is messy and noisy and Annin is flawless as always. Merry Christmas & Happy holidays, guys! And enjoy the episode.

Aaaaand! We also have a shop up now, where you can buy cool AIDOL merch like buttons! Buying the merch helps support us and also means you get to look awesome with our great gear too! Click the image below to check it out.

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It’s actually something I got started working on maybe half a year ago… and today as my Christmas present it’s finally done! Many thanks to timer Qwink and Aoi, typesetter Alfred, QCers Sacchan & Mayuyu and Half-san for the final TLC. I know this series is hell to work on- and you guys may be about to see for yourself why. (Edit: We are having problems with this to the very last minute!!!)

Those who know me know I don’t take to new things too well. アルバイトAKB, Team 8… even now I’m still having problems connecting names to faces for the 14th and 15th gen.

So there is entirely no reason for me to be head over heels in love with the Draft members, is there?

While I was still skeptical of the concept, I made the mistake of watching the Draft documentaries on AKB’s youtube channel in their early days. And what happened sucked me into a pit of no return; I was so awed by many of these Draft members, their unique personalities, their fresh potential, and their camaraderie… In a way, it really reminded of something of the old AKB48 in the days that had just freshly started out, raw and unfamiliar to the public eye, not sure of what to expect, only knowing to try their hardest, as well as have fun in the process. There is a certain chemistry between them I don’t see anymore in the later generations; a cross between best buds and rivals, even though they’re forced to compete against each other very directly in the auditions.

But need I so anymore? Go see for yourself! The pure chaos and mischief these little minks can get up to! We will be doing all the other 2 episodes for this series.

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Sorry for the delay in writing this but I was out of the country for a while with work and didn’t really have the time or a stable internet connection to work on this. I know a lot of people managed to work out how to pay already. But for those of you who haven’t here’s a quick run through to show you!

MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A CREDIT CARD READY! Go borrow one off a friend or family member if you need! Beg if you have to!!!

First off go log in to your account and click on the Purchase History button, as shown below.

This AKBingo is another game with special appearance from the HKT kids! This time they play a buzzer game where the answer is names of punishments that you always see in variety shows. Who will win the quiz? Who will be punished? What is on Kojimako’s butt? And who made Nako-chan cry? Watch and find out!

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Do you have any questions you want to ask the staff or about AIDOL in general? Do you have any suggestions on how we can improve? Do you have any feedback or comments on our releases?

Feel free to post questions/comments/feedback on Facebook, tumblr, or twitter. We will gather all the questions and comments by the end of this weekend and answer them. We hope to improve so that everyone can enjoy AIDOL. So please, don’t feel shy to ask anything.

PS: People at the chat, it would be great if you post the questions on those 3 sites in case we might miss them.

Christmas Eve is coming closer, 7 days to go. Why are you talking about Christmas you might ask. The reason behind it is that i want to drag your attention to the “new” sidebar over there.

As you’ve probably noticed the last couple of weeks we inserted an ad-rotation feature with 48-Group (and Nogi) Goods you might be interested in. (If you don’t see it please de-activate your adblockers, i promise there won’t be any annoying ads there).

Why am I telling you all this? Most people don’t know that, if you click on one of these ads (or suggestions) and place an order on CDJapan, we roughly receive a few percent of your order amount. No additional costs for you. So if you can’t/don’t want to donate. This is a good way to support your 48Group and AIDOL the same time.

At this point i want to thank all donators (and people who used the ads to place their order) this year. Thank you for all your kindness. Please keep supporting us even in the upcoming year, as our 4th anniversary is almost round the corner.

Also as a few of you already know, most of team will attend next years 2shot event, that means we might do another giveaway again. Details regarding this will follow when everything is final.

That being said. If you still don’t know what to buy for yourself, or a friend for christmas here are a few suggestions from the team: